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Yeo Seo-jeong
Country represented South Korea
Born (2002-02-20) February 20, 2002 (age 22)
Yongin-si, South Korea
Height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubGyeonggi Physical Education High School
Head coach(es)Lee Jeong-Sik
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Vault

Yeo Seo-jeong (Hangul: 여서정, born February 20, 2002 in Yongin-si) is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 Asian Games champion on vault.

Early life

Yeo Seo-jeong was born on 20 February 2002 in Yongin-si. Both of Yeo's parents are retired gymnasts. Her mother won a team bronze medal in the 1994 Asian Games, and her father, Yeo Hong-chul, was the 1996 Olympic silver medalist on vault. Yeo Seo-jeong said she enjoys vault because of her father.[1]

Career

2018

Yeo won the all-around at the South Korean National Championships in addition to winning vault and floor. She also won the silver medal on uneven bars.[2] Then, she made her senior international debut at the Guimaraes Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on vault.[3] She was then selected to competed at the 2018 Asian Games alongside Ham Mi-ju, Kim Ju-ry, Lee Eun-ju, and Yun Na-rae. The team finished in fourth place.[4] Individually, Yeo won the gold medal on vault, and she placed ninth in the all-around, eighth on beam, and seventh on floor.[4] She then competed at the World Championships where she placed fifth on vault.[5] Her final meet of the season was the Voronin Cup where she won vault gold, all-around silver, and floor exercise bronze, and she placed eighth on bars and beam.[6]

2019

Yeo won the gold medal on vault at the Melbourne World Cup. According to the Korea Gymnastics Association, it was the first time that a Korean female gymnast won a gold medal in the FIG World Cup series.[7] At the 2019 Korea Cup, Yeo became the first women to land the handspring double twist vault. She said of the new vault, "I was afraid, but once I started focusing on the competition, my fear disappeared. I am so happy that I was able to execute that. I wanted to land the new vault regardless of my final rankings today, and everything went my way."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Yeo Seo-jeong is ready to step into her father's gym shoes". Korea Joongang Daily. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 June 2018). "2018 South Korean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 June 2018). "2018 Guimaraes Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b Hopkins, Lauren (28 August 2018). "2018 Asian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Women's Vault Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 December 2018). "2018 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ Jeong, Yun-Cheol (25 February 2019). "Yeo Seo-jeong wins gold medal in World Cup Gymnastics". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Yeo Seo-jeong likely to have new vault named after her". Korea Joongang Daily. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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